NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case

The NZXT Phantom has great build quality, a long list of included features, and quite a few little things that show a strong attention to detail, all for a price towards to lower end of the full-tower market. It is also able to pack in a lot of expandability due to an innovative approach to its design. However, that innovation may not be for everyone.

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Moving back to the interior proper, another notable feature are the expansion slots. Not only are they powder coated hard steel mesh designs intended to maximize cooling through unused expansion ports, but they are all also held in with thumbscrews out of the box. Furthermore, if you do want to screw them in, there are corresponding holes drilled into the case to allow any long screwdriver to be used from straight on.

Above the expansion slots are the rear and top exhaust fan. The rear fan is a 120mm fan, but it is a 9-blade fan rather than the usual 7-blade variety, so it will move air more efficiently. This is the same fan as the two mounted to the door of the case. The top fan is a 200mm unit with Blue LEDs which the button on the back of the case can turn off at any time. On our black test model, the white/black contrast gave off an impressive look, particularly from the outside of the case.

From the other side, with the top shroud removed, you can see the included 200mm fan, the space for a user-installed second one as well as the large fan screen over the second fan mount.

Moving back down to the bottom of the case, uoi see the PSU area. It is moved a bit away from the motherboard tray by some raised metal portions, probably just to have it in the middle of the case rather than off to the side. One thing to note is that the PSU in the Phantom doesn't rest directly on the bottom of the case. It is held up by the four rubber cones, presumably done in order to minimize vibration between the PSU and the case and to provide cooling benefits as well. The PSU area has a large vent underneath it with a removable mesh screen mounted to the exterior of the case.

Back in the front of the case are the optical bays. They are all tool-less in installation and the locking mechanisms themselves have a very nice "feel" to them.